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«~........ Just Off The Coast To The Baltic Sea ........~«
†«~....... There'S A Freshwater Pond, Secluded .......~«†
*†«~...... Among Ashen And Juniper. A Cleft In The ......~«†*
&*†«~..... Limestone Bedrock, Sharp-Cut From The .....~«†*&
@&*†«~.... Surrounding Plains, A Ninety Degree ....~«†*&@
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~......... Urge It To Grow Thicker, Tangled, With .........~
«~........ Longer And Sharper Thorns. They Tell It ........~«
†«~....... To Stay Just Below The Grass, So That .......~«†
*†«~...... The Animals What Come To Drink The ......~«†*
&*†«~..... Water Cannot See It Before It Draws .....~«†*&
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#@&*†«~... Sloane Can Grow Taller, Being Able To ...~«†*&@#
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&*†«~..... Drink Soon. And They Will Tug On The .....~«†*&
*†«~...... Sloane To Make Sure That The Thorns Cut ......~«†*
†«~....... Deep. When They Finally Find The Path .......~«†
«~........ Down Between The Rocks, Away From The ........~«
~......... Bushwork And Into The Cleft, They Are .........~
«~........ Bleeding From A Thousand Wounds. As ........~«
†«~....... They Drink From The Dark Water, It Is .......~«†
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